Historical Events tagged with "scapegoat"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Execution of Slave Marie-Joseph Angélique
Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved woman in Montreal, was executed for allegedly setting a significant fire that ravaged parts of the city. Her trial was marked by severe societal biases against slaves and women, and she faced immense scrutiny during legal proceedings. This event led to her branding as a scapegoat for the disaster, reflecting the fraught dynamics of race and class in colonial society.
Continue ReadingBasel's Jewish Population Rounded Up and Incinerated
In Basel, fear and superstition led to the mass rounding up and incineration of the Jewish population, whom many residents blamed for the Black Death ravaging Europe. Accusations of poisoning wells and spreading disease fueled this brutal act of violence against the community, who had lived in Basel for generations. The incident occurred amidst widespread hysteria and a desperate search for scapegoats amid the pandemic crisis.
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